I know we don't normally do interviews here at KC's Column (mostly because Roger does such great ones elsewhere on the site), but recently I had the opportunity to talk to a couple of on-the-rise entrepreneurs about their new comics and media start-up, Johnny Comics, due to launch in 2009. They've got a really unusual ah... approach to their upstart company, that I though was worth sharing with you.

KC: Okay, I've finally got this recorder working, so if you would both just introduce yourselves for our readers.

EM: Oh, that's part of our "kids line." We like to get the little ones used to disappointment at a young age. Kind of primes the pump for our regular line. Johnny X-Ray Spex #1 is another big seller. But the absolute top of the kids line is Johnny Clothing Bag #1.

KC: And it comes with--

EM: Two of 'em, actually. So brother or sis can join the fun.

KC: You're really despicable! That's awful! How can you--

EM: Save it. I've heard it all before from you bleeding hearts.... Hmmm... Johnny Bleeding Heart #1 - just in time for Valentine's Day. A great start for a new horror line! Buzzi, make a note.

Buzzi: How about a G-flat major? Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee...

EM: Whatever.

KC: You two are horrible! How can you possibly believe that these terrible books will sell - to anybody!

EM: Are you kidding me? Are you not watching what's going on in comics right now? Zombie books in their 7th printing! Hundreds of books about the dark underside of life. Captain America, the symbol of America in the Marvel Universe has been dead for two years! And Darkseid's some kind of pimp gangster.

KC: But that's the way it's always been! Horror stories have been a staple of fictional storytelling for hundreds of years. And bad ideas are nothing new to comics - wait a couple of months and there'll be a new Mega-series to fix them! It's one thing to scare people - but your comics are designed to kill people!

EM: And your point is...?

KC: My point is that you're a moron! If you keep killing your audience, who will buy your books?

EM: It's not about that! It's all about the BIG BLAST! Make a big impression! Get in and get out! Can't you see that? Can't you see?

KC: I can see you're a raving loony!

EM: And they laughed at Jack Benny! And Peter Sellers! And John Cleese!

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